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book marketing, Uncategorized, books, fiction, writing, pulitzer prize, ebooks, reading, publishing, self-publishing, writing inspiration, Blog · April 20, 2017

Actionable Book Marketing: Sell More Books, Try a Freebie to Hook Series Readers, and Launch a New Book Series Simultaneously

Simple SEO Tactics Increased My Ranking!

Want to sell more books? Launch a New Book Series.

Sure, you hear this all the time, right? I tell people to launch new books to all the time. Write another book. But sometimes it takes hearing it from someone in the right way at the right time to realize this means you. Now.

Last night I was reading Chris Fox’s Launch to Market, which is a great read if you’re just getting into today’s book marketing scene and want to know how it all works. He pushes the same mantra I swear by, which is to consistently work on your marketing (more on this later).

reading, publishing, self-publishing, Blog, writing inspiration, Uncategorized, books, fiction, writing, book marketing, pulitzer prize, ebooks · February 19, 2017

Actionable Book Marketing: Facebook Ad Tweaks and SEO Tips for Self Published Authors

Image Tweaks Can Increase Facebook Ad Conversion

This week at 365 Days of Actionable Book Marketing, we’re a bit hesitant to make a confession. Marketing is starting to become enjoyable. I know, right? Hear me out, though. There are two very good reasons for that:

1. I’m starting to see results from my book marketing efforts; my sales are consistently higher than last year.

2. I’m getting good at it. This means less wasted time, more targeted efforts, more sense of what I need to do, and less hesitation.

writing, pulitzer prize, book marketing, ebooks, reading, publishing, Blog, self-publishing, Uncategorized, writing inspiration, books, fiction · January 29, 2017

365 Days of Actionable Book Marketing: Evergreen Posts, Re-title Blog Posts, 100+ Search Terms for Amazon Keyword Ads

This week in 365 Days of Actionable Book Marketing, we are on a keyword roll…tweaking blog posts, growing amazon ad keyword lists, and even re-titling to get those keywords in there.

Some New Search Terms for my Amazon Keyword Ads

Tweak and refresh your best evergreen posts to boost perpetual traffic. A huge chunk of website traffic comes from “hero posts” according to the Digital Marketing Podcast. So go back and tweak yours to be SEO-friendly, using the Yoast tips on your wordpress backend. Update with new, more relevant best-practice links, then re-send it out multiple times on twitter and fb, using relevant hashtags, so the right people will find you, to get more traction. Make sure to contact people you’ve referred to and ask them to pass on the link in order to get more backlinks. Check out this post that I made changes to: http://box2103.temp.domains///2016/01/complete-kdp-select-launch-strategy/.

publishing, self-publishing, Blog, writing inspiration, Uncategorized, books, fiction, writing, book marketing, pulitzer prize, ebooks, reading · January 12, 2017

365 Days Of Actionable Book Marketing: 36-40

Some of my Google keyword rankings from semrush

Wow! Beginning a new year is always such a rocket boost for my business ventures. Since I wrote my year-end post it’s felt like a cobweb clear-out. I’ve had such a renewed energy to bring to all things book marketing. Here are a few actionable book marketing initiatives you can run with: Get Reviews, SEO, Leadboxes, Keywords, Google Rankings, and more.

ebooks, reading, Blog, Uncategorized, books, publishing, self-publishing, fiction, writing inspiration, writing, pulitzer prize · December 25, 2016

365 Days Of Actionable Book Marketing: New Year’s Edition

I’ll say it right up front: I was nervous for this particularly personal post about marketing for self published authors. 365 days ago, I made it my public mission to complete one actionable book marketing initiative per day, all year long. I will say this: I worked my butt off. I did more marketing than I’ve ever done before. I wrote more blog posts than I’ve ever written before. I got more twitter and FB followers, grew my mailing list to over 1K, rebranded all my books, and learned how to use incredible platforms like Mailchimp, Instafreebie, and Bookfunnel. I sold more books. I took courses, found new information sources and made new contacts. And now I’m set to turn 365 Days of Actionable Book Marketing into a book and a podcast for 2017. But I did NOT achieve my original mission.

pulitzer prize, ebooks, reading, Blog, Uncategorized, publishing, self-publishing, books, writing inspiration, fiction, writing · October 30, 2016

365 Days of Actionable Book Marketing: Bookbub Results Special

Here I am hangin’ with John Grisham!

My latest 99 cent Bookbub promo ran Oct 22-26. I piled a lot of expectations on this promo. I have been reading so much about how these 99cent Bookbubs have changed people’s careers. If I read the phrase “my first five-figure month” again, and I haven’t written it, I’m going to lose it. (Don’t get me wrong, I’m so happy for all of you through my gritted teeth!) Why have I not been able to get there with my bookbub promos? Well, here are some reasons I’d come up with and attempted to tackle in the past year’s 365 Days of Actionable Book Marketing

self-publishing, writing inspiration, Blog, Uncategorized, books, fiction, writing, pulitzer prize, ebooks, reading, publishing · August 4, 2016

365 Days of Actionable Book Marketing: Days 25-30

My New Boxed Set!

self-publishing, writing inspiration, Blog, Uncategorized, books, fiction, writing, pulitzer prize, ebooks, reading, publishing · June 30, 2016

365 Days of Actionable Book Marketing: Days 21-24

Update your facebook page look, add a new offer or giveaway. It’s easy to make your page attractive with Canva, which even I figured out in a matter of minutes. Check out my updated page background, making the most of my free book giveaway.

Invite page likes from people who’ve liked your facebook ads.I recently heard this idea from Adam Croft on Mark Dawson’s The Self Publishing Formula podcast. In Ads Manager, you click on “See Post”, then scroll down to the list of people who’ve liked the ad, click on the link, then choose “invite” for each person.

self-publishing, writing inspiration, Blog, Uncategorized, books, fiction, writing, pulitzer prize, ebooks, reading, publishing · June 9, 2016

365 Days of Actionable Book Marketing: Days 14-20

WIP New Cover by Book Khaleesi

Been busy over here! Signed up for Mark Dawson’s paid Facebook advertising course, and looking forward to sharing the results of my upgraded knowledge with you in some upcoming posts. I’ve managed to keep my DIARY OF A WORKING GIRL amazon rank hovering around 15K a couple weeks after my bookbub. Next bookbub goal: Keep ranking in top 1K! *Remember: my personal experience is in italics.

Facebook Ads with Mailing List Sign Up Link
Wow, much better response than bookselling ads. It’s a totally different animal. Mark Dawson knows what he’s talking about. Don’t wait; get your leadpages sorted, and do this. Now.

writing inspiration, Blog, Uncategorized, books, fiction, writing, pulitzer prize, ebooks, reading, publishing, self-publishing · May 19, 2016

365 Days of Actionable Book Marketing: Days 11-13

My very first leadpage!! Yay me!

Since I’m planning on turning these posts into a book, I’m going to tinker with a more user-friendly format. Let me know what you think! My personal experience will be in italics.

Follow Up With Beta Readers: Essential. Every time I do this I get another review. Simply send an email to the effect of: “Just checking in. Have you had a chance to read ON FIRE yet? I’m looking forward to seeing your review posted on amazon!”

Generally, this results in more reviews and additional interaction with your beta readers, which means more of a personal connection. Result!

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Actionable Book Marketing: Sell More Books, Try a Freebie to Hook Series Readers, and Launch a New Book Series Simultaneously

365 Days of Actionable Book Marketing: Evergreen Posts, Re-title Blog Posts, 100+ Search Terms for Amazon Keyword Ads

365 Days Of Actionable Book Marketing: 36-40

365 Days Of Actionable Book Marketing: New Year’s Edition

365 Days of Actionable Book Marketing: Bookbub Results Special

365 Days of Actionable Book Marketing: Days 25-30

365 Days of Actionable Book Marketing: Days 21-24

365 Days of Actionable Book Marketing: Days 14-20

365 Days of Actionable Book Marketing: Days 11-13

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